Configuring Routing Interfaces on the VPLS PE Router

On the PE1 router, configure the loopback and the interface to the PE2 router (so-2/0/1 in this example).

You can use either J-Web or the CLI configuration editor to configure VPLS on a PE router.

This topic covers:

• J-Web Configuration
• CLI Configuration
• Related Topics

J-Web Configuration

To configure the loopback interface on the VPLS PE router:

1. Select Configure>CLI Tools>Point and Click CLI.
2. Next to Interfaces, click Configure or Edit.
3. In the Interface name column, select lo0.
4. Under Unit, in the Interface unit number column, click 0.
5. In the Family group, select Inet and click Edit.
6. Next to Address, click Add new entry.
7. In the Source box, type the address 127.0.0.1/32.
8. Click OK to return to the Inet page.
9. Next to Address, click Add new entry.
10. In the Source box, type the address 10.255.7.168/32.
11. Select Primary.
12. Click OK to return to the Family page.
13. In the Family group, select Iso and click Edit.
14. Next to Address, click Add new entry.
15. In the Source box, type the address 47.0005.80ff.f800.0000.0108.001.0102.5500.7168.00.
16. Click OK to return to the Family page.
17. In the Family group, select inet6 and click Edit.
18. Next to Address, click Add new entry.
19. In the Source box, type the address address abcd::10:255:7:168/128.
20. Select Primary.
21. Click OK to return to the Family page.
22. Click OK to return to the Unit page.
23. Click OK to return to the Interface page.
24. Click OK to return to the Interfaces page.

To configure the interface to the PE2 router on the VPLS PE router:

1. On the Interfaces page, select the interface to the PE2 router (so-2/0/1 in this example) from the Interface name column.
2. Under Unit, in the Interface unit number column, click 0.
3. In the Family group, select Inet and click Edit.
4. Next to Address, click Add new entry.
5. In the Source box, type the address 10.1.1.1/30.
6. Click OK to return to the Unit page.
7. On the Unit page, select Mpls in the Family group.
8. Click OK to return to the Interfaces page.

CLI Configuration

To configure the loopback interface on the VPLS PE router:

To configure the interface to the PE2 router on the VPLS PE router:

Related Topics

• Configuring MPLS on the VPLS PE Router
• Configuring RSVP on the VPLS PE Router
• Configuring BGP on the VPLS PE Router
• Configuring OSPF on the VPLS PE Router